VISIBLE GENETICS INC VGIN (last ticker on record)
CIK 1010819Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 1
- Newest began May 2002
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Mar 2000 to Jul 2002
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 0
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
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Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPFirst linked May 2000 · Named in a filing · 155 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.16× · 95% wipeout 0.77×
- Baer Marks & UphamFirst linked Nov 1998 · Named in a filing · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.89× · Went dark 1.31× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & SteinerFirst linked Jan 2002 · Text search only · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.09× · Went dark 0.57× · 95% wipeout 1.47×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | May 2000 | Named in a filing | 155 | 1.19 | 0.16 | 0.77 |
| Baer Marks & Upham | Nov 1998 | Named in a filing | 27 | 0.89 | 1.31 | 1.23 |
| Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner | Jan 2002 | Text search only | 25 | 2.09 | 0.57 | 1.47 |